Top Riesling regions

OK you Riesling data geeks. Here is a new one for you, the top 10 Riesling producers in the universe. This is a table I compile for our Riesling Rules book:

Country

Region

Acreage 08 edition

Acreage 10 edition

Growth

Previous ranking

New ranking

Germany

Pfalz

12,508

13,487

8%

1

2

Germany

Mosel

12,891

13,319

3%

2

1

Germany

Rheinhessen

7,889

9,313

18%

3

4

France

Alsace

8,319

8,594

3%

4

3

Germany

Rheingau

5,982

6,090

2%

5

5

USA

Washington

4,404

5,429

23%

6

7

Germany

Wurttemberg

5,152

5,147

0%

7

6

USA

California

2,861

3,073

7%

8

9

Germany

Baden

2,947

2,881

-2%

9

8

Germany

Nahe

2,621

2,780

6%

10

10

Noteworthy: Washington is now #6 from #7 (YEAH), Alsace has dropped one place. Baden is the only region in the top ten to lose acreage. Note the growth of Washington State +23% – top growth in the top ten!